Self-leveling repeating camera.



l E. N. JOHNSON.

SELF LEVELING REPEATING CAMERA.

APPLIGATION FILED DEO.3,1912.

Patented July 14, 1914.

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J. N. JOHNSON.

SELF LEVELING Barium@ CAMERA. PPLIGATIOH FILED DEC. 3, 1912.

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J. N. JOHNSON. y SELF LEVELING REPEATING CAMERA. APPLGATIoN FILED 1130.3, 1912,-

Patented July 14, 1914.

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J. l?. JGENSNI SELF LEVELNG REPETINC- CAMERA.

APPLIOTION FILED DEC. 3, 1912y Patented July 14, w14.

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4 SHEETS- JOHN N. JOHNSON, OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

SELF-LEVELING REPEATING CAMERA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1914.

Application filed December 3, 1912. Serial No. 734,657.

T0 r/ZZ fui/10m it may concern lle it known that I, JOHN N. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albuquerque, in the county of Bernalillo and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Self-Leveling Repeating Cameras, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de-l scription.

This invention relates to improvements in repeating cameras, or in cameras which may be quickly and accurately sighted, and in which a `number of successive snap shots may be taken, particularly of objects in motion, by the use of but one hand.

Among the Objects of this invention are: to

generally improve the construction and arrangement of the working parts of cameras of this nature whereby amore accurate, direct. and easily running mechanism is produced;l to provide a camera with an improved hand grasp or support, and a connection between the camera and the support whereby the camera will automatically adjust itself by gravity into a true horizontal position beneath the hand grasp; to provide a novel trip or actuating device for the camera operable from the hand grasp whereby the hand supporting the camera may aetuate the trip and make an exposure of the sensitized film, and to then immedi- 'ately advance the film for a succeeding exposure; and to provide an improved interlocking means between the shutter operating -mechanism and the film advancing mechanism whereby an exposure of the film is prevented until the previously exposed portion of the tilm is completely covered so that double exposure of any portion of the sensitized film strip positively prevented.

The above, and various other objects and advantages of this invention, are provided in the general arrangement of the mechanism of this novel camera, and are bnought out to advantage in the following detail description of the embodiment of this invention shown, for the purpose of illustration, in the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side lelevation of a bellows or extensible camera embodyin the improvements of this invention. Fig. 2 is a detail enlarged longitudinal section through the supporting and trip devices. Fig. 3 1s an enlarged detail transverse `section through the box of the camera lshowing the film and shutter operating mechanisms. Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the camera box and mechanism `therein, having the top plate removed.

Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section through the camera box on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 6 is a detail in section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, showing the underside of the shutter operating mechanism. Fig. 7 is a. similar section, but looking d own upon the escapement or trip deviceA holding the shutter operating mechanism inoperative and showing in dotted lines the mechanism released. Fig. 8 is a detail view in section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 5 showing the film advancing mechanism. Fig. 9 is a side elevation partly in section of the improved camera, showing a slight modification in the connecting and trip devices. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the camera showing a further modified form of the trip device. Fig. l1 is a transverse section taken through the camera box showing a modified form of operating mechanism. Figs. 1Q, 13, 14` and 15 disclose conventionally the escapement or trip device in the various ositions which it assumes during the operation of the camera mechanism, and showing the corresponding posit-ions of the shutter snapping arms. Fig. 16y is a plan view of a shutter showing a slight modification in the form of operating or snapping arms for use in connect-ion with this camera mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, in which like parts are designated by similar characters of reference throughout thev several views, 10 designates the box of a folding camera, 11 the bellows, and l2 the usual shutter mecha'- nism. It is, of course, understood that this invention may be applied to cameras of various kinds, and is disclosed in connection lwith this type of camera merely for purposes of illustration and description.

The box 10 is provided on its top and at its central portion with a sleeve socket 13 open at its upper end and provided at its lower end with a base 14 adapted for securement to the top of the box l0 by rivets or the like. The sleeve 13 is open at its upper end, and is provided at its op iosite sides with a pair of bayonet slots 5 opening through the upper edge of the socket.

A hollow neck or stud 16 lits snugly into the socket 13 and is provided with a pair -of radially extending and oppositely disposed pins 17 17 received inthe bayonet I o5. downwardlyfromhe inner end o;

im if r P o and provided @lier nulz, rece-ways receiving' therein ,nummer 1 9 of bull-bearii'xgs lliield in fue recom/'nys oy o. "li-eesing 2G carried. upon the lower end of u handle The seeing' 20 so mounted upon die 'lheod of the necli 1G, end luis openino in its lower side ihren i which. projects tue sind o "tern of the neck 1G,

'es to admit of eert,u free play or swinging movement of the neeir in the cosine' 20. The handle is hollow und eliglilbly 'iiulgd or enlarged intermediate iig @nos 2o whereby to conform to the hand of the operator. The handle 2l supporre upon its upper end o hee-d The head, ie hol. low, communicates with die luindle 21,15; adapted to resi; in euheonth i r horizoniul g5 plane when the eesoero is in use and is vided with l' ils oppoeiie ends adopted to he ulizied w the ohjeei e pien ture of which is lzo lie re The head is ijnovid-iv eli rue "our so 21 movable lougiudinoily in 'die houd ond luiving;v a depen-ling 'riger or finger piece projeclbingg throuptl si longieuduml slot, 26 provided in lili side and nt the forward end of the lo o. The ruoli liar 2L* ie held in n i'iorinally forward position 'Lui/ e spring D" one end fixed to die interior forwerd end o lblie head and its opposite end secured io the reni.' end of the' rack bar. 4.o The lerigger preferably depends from the forward end of the rack har so :is to spnce'the trigger considerably from the handle 2l und provide ample space for o :full stroke of the roel; hor, The rack por V24 meshes with o pinion fixed upon 'the upper end of a elitair. 29 extending from die heed 22 down through 'the handle 2l into cusiug 20, and having eonneoton by n, universel g'oinl; Si) willi o lower Shaft seelion 33. positioned in the neel: 16.' The seelion' 3l is provider". Nidi :i sockel; .member 32 upon 'its lower end inerritting with e corresponding socket meunier carried- 'upon llxe upper end or e spindle )muyl 515 naled the bof; lf3 una propelling up into v the Socke. i3.

Another emhodiin iiNven-ion is discloseo slurf@ E29 is provided upon its upper end Q0 'with n pinion 28 osplierirul form mounted upon-a loose hearing/g 3:3 carried in the lower side of the h A his modication the head f :form or e piex'ol wherein the lien-le of this feature of the i Fig. 9 wlierein'the e o1 lue pine il te having;

32* and constitutes a suitohle'huntl grasp. The rock ybur Ba luis the rig'rgor 25 upon its rear endE the trigger ldepending through tho Slot 2G* formed in the undrrsit'hl und ut tho 'rear end of ehe head 22, The trigger 25" hus in position to he readily grnspcdhy the finger (if-the hund upon the handle 2P. The loose bearing 2553 admits of the angular adjustment of the heud' upon the upper end of the shaft ai und insure@v the cori-ort positioning of the hox l() which .ewingrx honeath the head 22". Y

'The 'spindle 3l is jouruuled vertu-:illy within the hex l0 at its'. middle portion und is provided 'with u geur 35 upon ith` lower 8 uid. A second spindle or shu'ft, ll is journuled Verienlly wilhin the hox'l() und is Hpneed laterally :i short. distance from the spindle'l, und has positive oonneetion with the spindle 3l by :i geur 37 meshing with thtx as grt-ul? The second spindle Ilt' is provided intermedi-ite its end with :i flot disk 38 provided' wi'rh u. pair of Spui-ed slots 239 und -hl extending inwardly from the edge ol the disk und being loeaed :it one sido of the 90 diameter of the disk, (lvorhuugiug1 tho slot lll in' u lip ffl ol'sot upwardly from the disk und adapted to receive und to norinully hold ,o pin 4i proieotiiuir from u vertu-:illy disposed pinion The slots; :l1 und -ttl ure 95 'so positioned inthe disk 38 us to recoin t tho 'pin'42 when turned into it@v oti'set positions lus disclosed in full and 1n dotl'od lines iu Fig, 7 und bo admit of lle poseur-o ot' the pin through the dielc 3S :it oertuiu prodoter- 100 mined ,interval s mi heretofore sot t'orth. The pinion 43 is mounted within tho hox t() nguinstthe front Side thereof 'und htm uni relsul Connection with :1u extensible uhut't 14 extending forwardly from tht` hox lll to 105 the shutter 12. The shaft 4l i unido up ol' i pluraliljv of tellfsooping.svotionu united hy pin and slot connection so that' tht` sortions turn in unison und muy he extended to :my desired position. 'The foi-wurd ond of tho 110 shaft l--l hns o universal joint; fl oonuool'inj.: the Shu'ft il willi n` segment flintormoshiug `with alsogment arm li' proliertin;y from tht` shutter`4 mechanism l). Yll' is thus seen that :i pau-tial turn of the pinion 42% swings tho 115 segmentl Llo through u corresponding dieA` tence undtliereby deprossos or raises thtx shutter erin 47. The pinion 43 is hoven-d und mesheo with n large bevelod geur 4S controlled by u spring 49 for turningy in 110 one diretion and adopted to import moroiuont to the pinion 4 3. The' spindle ill is provided upon ifs upper ond with :t radially extending arm 50 projecting outwardly honeutli :i disk 51 loose upon the upper end of 125 the spindle 36 und preferably located within o. recess in the underside of the goor 48, The disk 51 its loosely within the geur 48 and is rovideo with. .a shoulder 52 depend in the path of he firm 50 whereby upon 13o the disk the rotation of the arm thc disk 5l Carried therewith. The spring -lJ has one end fixed to the easing l() while its opposite end, which .is coiled about the spindle 3G, is fixed to a sleeve carried b y the disk 5l. The disk 5l is thus yieldingly held in a certain position by the spring 4i). pawl 53 is carried upon the disk'5l and engages an internal ratchet 54 formed within the gear ,48. The. pawl 53 is so positioned with respect to the ratchet 54 that the 'swinging ot the arm 50 in its initial or forward movement carries the disk 51 independently of the gear 48 whereby the spring 4i) is wound. Uponl the return movement of the arm 50 away `from the shoulder 52 the pawl 53 engages the ratchet 54 and holds the disk`51 from movement and under the tension of thespring 4t). In this position the pin 42 of the pinion 43 bears against the disk 38 and holds the gear 4S from turning. A stop 55 is mounted in the box l0 and lies in the path of the arm 50, the arm 5() normally resting against the stop when the device is in normal inoperative position. The stop 55 limits the reverse movement of the arm 5() and the spindle 36.

The lower end of the spindle 36 is pro vided with a second radially extending arm` 56 movable between a pair of spaced stops or shoulders 57 and 58 upstanding from the upper-face of a disk 59,1otatable upon the lower end ofthe spindle 3G. About the disk 59 is gear 60 movable with the disk 59 in one direction by meansy of a pawl 61 upon the disk 59 and an internal ratchet G2 upon the gear 60. The gear is adapted for intermittent movement in one direction only, and

. is held from movement in a reverse direction by means of a pawl 63 carried Within the box 10 and engaging an external ratchet 64 upon the gear (50. The stops or shoulders 57 and 58 are spaced apart upon the disk 59 a distance sufficient toallow a free movcment of the arm 56 With the spindle 3G and 38 to free the pin 42 and admit'of the operation ot' the pinion 43, whereby to actuate the shutter sna ine mechanism.

The gear 60 is connected by a train of gears 65 to the film spool shaft 66 for winding up the 'sensitized film. The film shaft (SG comprises a length of hollow tubing having one of the gears 65 fixed thereon and having connection with the film spool (37 through a clutch G8 operable by a rod (39 extending up lthrough thebox l0. The rod 69 has a winged nut or finger piece 70 upon its upper end of usual construction whereby to operatethev-clutch GS. The clutch 68 is provided for the purpose of freeing the film spool G7 when it is desired to replace the film strip in or remove the film strip from the camera. j

The camera is provided with a latch lever 7l movable vertically 4Within the box 10 under the tension of a spring 72= the latter vieldingly holding the latch lever 7l down. The latch lever 7l is provided with a tooth T55 extending laterally therefrom and adapted for normal engagement with a ratchet 74 fixed upon the shaft Gti and adapted to hold the shaft (SG normally from rotation. The latch lever 7l is provided with a hook 75 toward its lower end which engages over the upper edge of the sensitized film 76 and is adapted to drop into notches 77 formed in the upper edge of the film 76 at predetermined intervals. The notches 77 are formed at the opposite ends of each section of the film which is to'be exposed, the dropping of the hook into the notches 77 determining thel movement of the film and also regulating the length of the sensitized film which is to be exposed. The upper end of the latch 'lever 7l 1s provided with a fork 78 engaging over the pinion 43 and having its arms spaced apart a distance slightlyv greater than the diameter of the pinion 43. A cam block 79 is carried .upon one side or" the pinion 43 and normally rests against the lower arm of the fork 78 whereby to lot-k the lever 71 in a lowered position. The cam block 79 is adapted to be turned up with the pinion -lf and to engage against the upper arm of' the fork 7S and raise the latter against the texision of the spring 72 whereby to lit't the hook 75 ont lof the notch 77 and release the film TG.

The operation ofthe camera is as follows: The. operator grasps the handle 2l and places a finger,A preferably the tore-finger, upon the trigger The operator now levels the head with the object. to be photographed using the sightsl I- l`hc position of' the head 22 now being determined the box 10 of the camera swingsv upon the T-head of the neck lo into a substantially horizontal position whereby the bot-ly of the came-ra is in a true position to take a picture of the object sighted. The trigger 25`is now drawn toward the handle 2l whereupon the rack 24 moves lau'kwardly within the head 22 and rotates the pinion 2S. The shaft 2f) is thus turned and, through the shaft section 3l and clutch members and 33, rotates the spindle 34. The initial slight. rotation of the spindle 34, eorrespondiugly turns the second spindle 3G by the gears 35 and 37, and revolves the disk 255i a sufficient distance from its normal position as shown in Figs. 7 and 12, to free the pin 42 from the lip 41. lVhen the disk 38 is in normal position the pinion 43 is held from turning by the pin 42 and the segment 4G lightly touches the shutter arm 47 and is in position to depress the same upon the further movement of the pinion 43. lVhen the pin 42 is freed, as just described, thespring 4S) turns the gear 48 and, by means of the pawl 53, rotates the pinion 43 until the pin 42 comes enx intoycontact with the upper face of the disk 38, when the pinion 43 is stopped as showp in Fig. 1S. 'During this partial revolution of the' pinion 43 the segment 46 engages and depressie. and then releases the shutter arnr The initial turning of the pinion 43, uponthe release ot the pin 42, raises the cam loloc 7S slt/)wn in Figs. 3 and 5, to the upper Side .oi the pinion and against the upper arm of the fork 78. This movement of the block 79 raises the latch lever 71 and disengages the hook 7.3 of the latch lever 'from'the notch 77 ott' the ihn 7G. The pinion 43 is held in this position until the disk '88 moves Sufiiciently to release the pin 4Q through the slot 40.'y In the meantime, the arm 5G moves suiiiciently to rotate the ilm spool shaft 36 and the spool 67 to wind up a redetermined length of the film 7G, such as ias just been exposed.

Roter-ring particularly to Fig. 8, as the disk 3S passes through this latter partial revolution the arm 5G on the shaft 3G which arm is freely movahle between .the stops 57 and 5S during the initial movement of the disk 3S and shaft 36 strikes the stop 58 and rotates the disk 5i) with the arm 56. The turning of the disk 59 moves thepawl G1 against the internal ratchet teeth of the gear oo and causes the gear 6() to turn with the disk 35?. A s soon as the gear G0 is turned it .sets in motion the train of gears (i5 which revolves the lilm spool shaft GG. yContinuing the pull upon the trigger' and the consequent turning ot the disk 38, the slot 40 is brought into register beneath the pin 42, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7, and the pinion --l is again released. The spring 4f) now turns the pinion 4?) until the pin 42 strikes the underside of the disk 38 and the segment 4G is about, to touch the shutter snapping arm 47 which position is disclosed in Fig. 14. As shown yin this figure, the pin 42 cannot pass through the slot 40 and rise when the disk 3S turns to bring the slot 40 over the pin 4'sinee the slot 40 is formed in 'the disk at the angle shown. his second turning of the pinion moves the block away from the upper arm of the fork-75% and into a position near the lower arm of the 'fork hut not engaging the saine. The latch lever 7l. however cannot tall until the next notch 77`in the lni strip 7(3 comes beneath the hook As the disk 23S eontinuesito turn from the position shown in Fig. 14 into the position disclosed in Fig. 15, the trigger completes its backward stroke and the disk 3S nearliY completes a single revolution. The disk 35i is not given a coinplete turn since it is desired to hold the pinion iii troni further movement and to l'n'evenlt the segment 4G striking and operating the shutter snapping arm 47i Durin this last stage of the turning movement o the disk 38 the film strip 76 is drawn across the interior of: the box 1 0`until the desired new section of the .strip isuin position to be. exposed. As soon as the disk 38 completes its turning movement as shown in Fig. 15, the hook 75, Fig. 3, drops into the next notch 77 ol the film strip, releases the latch lever 7l and locks the film s ool and the film from further turning. T 1e trigger 25 is now released when the spring 27 drawsl the rack har Q4 into the forward end of the head 22 and rotates the spindles 34 and 3G in a reverse direction into their normal ositions. Upon the, reverse movement o the spindle 3G thearm 5G is turned back into eni gagement with the stop 57 whereby to rotate the disk'tf) back into normal position. This reverse movement of the disk 59 moves the pawl 51 freely over the internal ratchet 62 of lthe gear 60, While the gear G() is held from returning by the pawl G3 mounted in the box 1Q; Thus the film strip 67 is held wound.

lThe ,reverse movement of the arm 50 carries the "same away from the shoulder 52 and allows the disk 51 to remain under the ten sion of the spring 49 and in position for operating the pinion 43 upon the next movement of -the trigger Q5. As the arm 50 is returned to normal position against the stop the disk 38 is returned throughout its almost complete turn to bring the slot 39 into register with the pin 42, Whereu on the pin 42 moves through the slot 39 an snaps up against the lip 41. The mechanism is now in normal inoperative position and is ready to expose a second length of the film strip and to immediately wind the same upon the spool G7.

` The disclosure of this invention so far is hut one embodiment of the same, and it is understood that various other structures and arrangements of parts may be hadv within the spirit of this invention. For instance, where it is desired to provide an automatic operating meansl for the camera in place 0f JCepo/riding upon the rack bar 34 to perform the function of'tiirning the shaft 36 when released the following arrangement may be had and is considered as a modification of the ahoveen'ihodiment of the invention and is disclosed in Fig. 11.

`he spindle 34 within. the casing or box 10 is provided intermediate its ends with a disk 18 having a slot 539 in one edge and a downwardly oii'set lip 41u. A coil Spring 27" is wound about the lower end of the spindle Zi-'l having one end attached thereto and having its opposite end attached to the liox l0. The spring 27* is adapted to yieldiugly hold' the spindipl 3i in a certain pre determined positioinsuch as disclosed in Fig. ll. The pin 42 of the gear 43" rests upon thernember 41a and is released therefrom by the movement of the disk 38B in a direction to carrythe rest 41l Ifrom the pin 42. 'A

secondspinndle 36-is mounted in the casing; -10 in spaced relation from the spindle 34 )and carries a beveled gear 48a near its upper end which meshes with the pinion 43. A mainshaft 80 is journaled in the box 'l0 in spaced'relation from the second spindle 36 and is provided upon its lower end with a gear Wheel n and a. coil spring 49a resting upon the gear wheel 65 and having its outer end attached to the gear wheel 65a. The inner end of the spring 49a is att-ached to the main shaft 80. The shaft is rovided with a disk 5la fixed upon the s aft andhaving at one edge a pawl 53a engaging the teeth of an internal ratchet 54a of a drivin gear 8'1. The driving gear 81 meshes wit a pinion 82 fixed upon the second spindle 36a whereby to impart rotation to the spindle 36a when the pin 42 is released from the rest 41a. The gear wheel G5a meshes with a pinion 83 fixed -upon thc Hlm spool shaft 66 whereby to rotate the spool 67 and wind the film 76 thereon. 'The shaft 66 is provided with a' gear wheel 74a meshing with a small pinion 84 upon the lower end of a flier shaft 85 mounted in a box l0. The flier shaft 85 is provided with a fan 86, the vanes of which are adapted to regulate the speed of rotation of the shaft 66.

The mechanism is also provided with a latch lever 71a movable vertically Within the box l0 and yieldinglyheld down by a spring 72a. The latch lever has a hook 7 5a engaging over the upper edge of the film strip 7 6 and adapted to drop into the notches 77 in the film strip to determine the lengths of the strip to be exposed. The upper end of the latch lever 7la is provided with a tooth or tinger 73a engaging the vanes or blades of the fan 86 to normally hold the spool winding operating mechanism inoperative. The shaft 80 is formed upon its upper end for the reception of a key or the, like whereby the sprin 49il may be manually wound. In this modi ed construction it will be noted that the spring 49 is utilized to drive not only the film winding mechanism, but alsol the shutter snapping mechanism. The latch lever 712l is lprovided with a fork 78 the arms of which engage against the opposite sides of the pinion 43 and are engaged by the cam block 7 9 on the pinion 43.

Should it be desired to mount the trip mechanism directly upon the box 10 a construction such as disclosed in Fig. 10 is resorted to wherein the spindle 34b extends up through the top of the box 10 a Slight distance an`d is provided with a gear wheel 87. A sliding rack bar 24b is mounted upon the top ofth'e box 10, intermeshes with the gear 87, and is provided with a trigger25", the

' trigger'- being pivoted upon the forward end Lhinged upon the neck, operating means carofthe rack bar 247 and adapted to be turned up for engagement with the finger or down a ainst tk'e'top ofthe box l0 when out of use. e rack bar 24h is yieldingly held in normal position as shown in Fig. 10, by a spring 88 arranged upon the box l0. 'The rack bar 24" is drawn outwardly against the tension of the spring 88, turning the pinion 87 and spindle 34", to actuate the camera mechanism. A suitable housing or casing 89 iiicloses these members, except the trigger 25", and is carried upon the top of th box 10.

With the device as disclosed in Fig. 10 a very simple and compact camera is had wherein the shutter and film may be operated in proper sequence by simply pulling the trigger 25h outwardly from the casing 89. It is not necessary to provide the camera mechanism in Fig. 10 with a handle and a hinged or flexible connection to effect this double operation since the rack bar effects the proper movement and is mounted directly in the camera box 10.

In Fig. 16 of the drawings is disclosed a slight modification in the form of shutter actuating means, the same comprising a shutter snapping arm 47a in the shutter l2, having a ball or smooth enlargement on its outer end which is struck by the end of a smooth arm 46n operable by the pinion 43 to deflect 95 the arm 47EL and operate the shutter 12. This form may be substituted when it is desired fto eliminate the segmental teeth of the arms 46 and 47 ofthe preferred forms.

1. The combination of a Hlm camera having a shutter snapping mechanism and a film actuating mechanism, with a spindle journa-led in the camera and associated with said mechanisms, a detachable handle `for supporting said camera, and actuating means mounted upon theliandle whereby to set said spindle in motion.

2. In a camera, and in combination, a camerabox, a socket sleeve upon the top of the box, a neck detachably fitting in said socket sleeve, a handle hinged upon 4the upper end of said neck, operating mechanism within the box including a spindle projecting up through said socket sleeve', and operating means arranged in the handle and having detachable connection with said spindle.

3. In a camera, and in combination, a camera box, operating mechanism in 'said box, a socket on the toi of the box, a spindle associated with sai mechanism and extending up into said socket, a detachable neck fitting in the socket, a'hand grasp ried by the hand grasp, and a detachable connection between said spindle..` and said.. operating means.

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In Witness'whereof, I subscribe my signa ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN N. JOHNSON. Witnesses: l

C. P. HEATON, R. E. HOPPEL. 

